Mannequin display fitting lock mechanism

A display fitting lock mechanism for a mannequin, comprising:

• a shaft member having a shaft body extending from one end to a tip at an opposite end, the shaft body having a recess;
• a receiving portion including a straight tube having an interior channel extending through a longitudinal length of the straight tube that is configured to receive the shaft body of the shaft member, wherein the straight tube of the receiving portion includes a recess aligned with the recess in the shaft body of the shaft member;
• a locking clamp attached to the straight tube, the locking clamp having a locking tooth that is configured to extend into the recess in the shaft body through the recess in the straight tube to lock the shaft member in position relative to the receiving portion;
• wherein the locking clamp further comprises:
• a first clamp surface disposed along a bottom face of the straight tube;
• a second clamp surface disposed along a top face of the straight tube, the locking tooth projecting vertically beneath the second clamp surface;
• and
• a compression spring located between the bottom face of the straight tube and an inner side of the first clamp surface;
• wherein the shaft member is locked in position relative to the receiving portion when the shaft body of the shaft member is fully inserted into the interior channel of the straight tube of the receiving portion;
• and
• wherein the shaft body has a square cross-sectional shape.

A kit of parts for a display fitting lock mechanism for a mannequin, comprising:

• a shaft member having a shaft body including a recess;
• a receiving portion having a straight tube including a recess aligned with the recess in the shaft body of the shaft member, wherein the straight tube includes an interior channel extending through a longitudinal length of the straight tube that is configured to receive the shaft body of the shaft member, wherein the shaft body includes a retaining ball on a face opposite from the recess and wherein the retaining ball is configured to mechanically engage with a detent hole inside the interior channel in the straight tube of the receiving portion;
• and
• a locking clamp attached to the straight tube, the locking clamp having a locking tooth that is configured to extend into the recess in the shaft body through the recess in the straight tube when the locking clamp is in a locked position;
• wherein the locking clamp further comprises:
• a first clamp surface disposed along a bottom face of the straight tube;
• a second clamp surface disposed along a top face of the straight tube, the locking tooth projecting vertically beneath the second clamp surface;
• and
• a compression spring located between the bottom face of the straight tube and an inner side of the first clamp surface.